Fluid-receptacle.



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FLUID REGE.PTAGLE AFPLIOATION FILED APILZH, 1912.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1912. Seri a1No. 693,703 l To all whom itmay concern: I

Be it lmown that I, PERRY E. TANNEB, a. citizen of the United States,residing at r nents in Fluid-Receptacles, ofwhich following is aspecification.

invention relates to improvements n fimd receptacles and primarilyresides in is, have invented new and useful 1m at -receptacle withasingle opening; awshiftable c over carrying an autoraatic gage and afilling duct.

indicating gage extending in the same opening so that the gage iscapable of being; irrespective of the posltion of the clo-. sure memberand is adjacent. to the duct to. permit the reading of the gage duringthe filling operation. H 1

With the foregoing ad other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arran em'ent of 'constitutin'the i'nvention t be here-. inafter specifica y. described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part; hereofwherein is shownthe referred j embodiment of the invention, but it is tobeunderstood that changes, variations and modifications can be resortedto which come within the scope of the claims hereunto apbe unnecessary,and any'other type of indi; eating ,gage may be substituted thereforwithout departing from the scope of this pended. v V

In the drawings in which similar reference numerals indicate like partsinthe dilferent figures, Figure 1, is a perspective view of-the upperwall of a fluidreceptacle showingthe" closure member in itsclosed'position; Fig. 2, is a longitudinal, central, sectional view' ofthe device shown in Fig. '1 with theolosure member in its closedposition; Fig. 3, is a vertical, central, sectional view of the device;and, Fig. 4, is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the closure member inits open position.

This deviceis primarily adapted for use in connection with gasolenetanks of autogg-mobilesu bvt its use 1s not necessarily conthereto.

' in fire rawing .w the reference numeral 1 deno ss the upper wall ofthe fluid; recepen, in the county of Summit and State carrier 5.- I.

The objectof the invention-is to provide a. receptacle, especiallyadapted-to contain; rolatil. fiuilils slbich asdgasolenei1 wit-1h asingl? openm, t ere y re ucing .t e anger 'o f leakage, and to providetheclosure member for the opening with a filling duct which is closed bythe shifting of a closure member, and alsoito provide the-closure memberwith tacle-in which is an o ening 2 and secured to-the upper face of t eupper wall 1 and arranged adjacent to the opening 2- and in parallelrelation with each other, are a pair of guides 3 connected together atone end by a. member 4, the guides forming three sides of aparallelogram surrounding, the

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opening '2'. Theguides preferably. consist ol bent strips of metalhaving portions soparated from theupperface of the upper wall 1- to formways in whichis mounted a Secured ina suitable opening in the car 'rier5 is the head 6 of an indicating gage,

such, for example, as is shownand described in United States Lettersgranted to P. M.

Freer, May 21, 1907, No. 854,481, to indicate the level of the fluidcontained in the tank.

This gage comprises approximately, a head 6 provided with a floor ordial 7 provided with indicating. indicia and a longitudinal slot 8.Depending from thehead 6'is a supporting bar's provided with a foot 10te'rinmatmg in apair of cars 11 between wh ch extends a shaft 12 onwhich is mount- ,ed a stem 13 projecting through'the slot 8 and carryingat its upper end a finger 14 adapted to shiftlaterally over theindicating marks on the dial 7 J Vertically'shiftably mounted on thestem 13 is a float 15. Ex-

tending'upwardly from the'foot 10 to the headfius a curved bar 16 alongwhich thefloat 15 rides "as it shifts on the stem 13 causing the stem,13 to' oscillate to'thereby indicate-the amount of'fiuid'contain'edinthe tank. However, asthis is awell known type of gage a furtherdescription isbelieved to invention.

Secured the. upper wall of the receptacle 1 is a look consisting of abroken loop the upper face ofthe carrier 5 andto in' close the head 6and hold the carrier inits closed position as shown in Fig. 1.

Secured to-the inner face of the wall 1 and approximately in registeringrelation with the guides 3 are a pair of guides 20 providing "Ways inwhich is shiftably mounted a plate 21 supported by the guides; 20 andprovided with an opening 22 inclosing the lower portion of the head'6 so'that as the carrier 5 is shifted the plate 21 will;-move.

in unisoni'therewith. The plate'2lis pro,-

vided with a cylindrical'fillingtube' or duct 23 near the end thereofand so positioned" that when'thecarrier 5 is in the-positionindicated inFigs. 1 and 2 the u per, en

end of the filling duct 28 will e---shi ted.

to, a position under the Wall 1 which'thereby closes its upper end. Thefilli'n duct. 23

is-provi'ded with ascreen 24 whic is pref-- erably'removably mounted insaid duct by means as, for example, an inwardly-extending flange '25.hen it is desire'd to fill the receptacle the carrier is shifted totheposition shown in Fig. .4 thereby shifting the filling-duct 23 into'its'open position,

that'islto say, into-registration with' the opening in the, wall 1 Whichis normally closed by the'carrier 5 an'dafter t'lie filling operationthe carrier is shifted to its closed position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,antl the filling duct is effectually closed andthe escape of any of thefluids or the gases gen-I elated t v the fluid, is prevented, At the.same tllllthe indicatingl gage may be'read 'is the filling duct"eliminating the dangerof foreign substances being deposited'in thereceptacle.

I claim: I Y 1. A fluid receptacle provided in the upper wall-thereofwith anopen'ing, a shiftable closure member for said opening, and afluid indicating gagepositioned within said receptacle and, carried bysaid shiftable closure member; I 2. A fluid receptacle. provided in theI upper wall thereof with an opening, a-sl1iftable closure member forsaid ,opening, a

fluid indicating gage carriedby said closure member, and a fillingductadapted to be connected with'and shift'able into and'out'of registrationwith said opening. in unison with the movement of said" closure member;3. A fluid receptacle provided in the upper 4. A fluid receptacleprovided 11 wall thereof with an opening, a. shiftablje closurem'ember'for said opening, a'filling duct adapted to be connected withand shift,

able into registration with said opening in I unison with the movementof sa d closure member, and a lock for holding said closure memberin'one' of its two positions; I

. t e p wall thereof with an opening,- a shifta 1e closure member.therefor, a filling duct adapted to be conneoted with and shifta'ble Iin'un'is'on with'said'. closure membergto be i brought. intoregistrationwith "said opening when said; closure member is in its openv position,alock for holding said closure member in one of it's-two positions, anda an opening, cent sald opening, a-closure mem ersh ftabfy mounted*insaid guides, an indicating ga'gel carried by said closure member, a-lockfor udes adj afluid indicating gage carried by ,saidfclo- .-i suremember.-= I I p X I 5. A fluid rece tacle provided the upper wallthereof wit holding said closure member, in'on'evof its u two positions,guides secured to'the liigier face ofwthe upper wall of sa-id,.recep wle.

adjacent.'said opening, a slidabl: member II mounted on said guides andconnectedwith said closure member, said" member provided with a fillingduct'lldapted to "be brought into registration. with the opening when."said closure "member is'shifted to'its openosi' tion, and to be shiftedout of registra ion with said opening therebyclosing'said duct when saidolosuremember is shifted t6 its closed position.

' 6. A fluid receptacle provided in the upper wall thereofwith anopening, a shiftable closure member therefor, a fluid. indicating gagecarried by said closure member, a filling'duct adapted to be connectedwith and shift-able in unison with said; closure member and adapted'tobe brought into regis- ,tration with said opening, and ii screen mountedin said filling duct.

In testimonv whereof I have hereunto set a my handin presence of twosubscribing witnesses, I I

a PERRYEQ TANNER. Witnesses: I I

C. EqHulurnnnr, A. L..MOCLINTO0K. I

